Chapter 3879

"Gray Rock Pass is indeed a relatively important pass in the central part of the Old Continent, but I don't know much about spices."

Xia De nodded. He didn't know the local area, so even if the other party introduced the situation, Xia De didn't know the specific location.

Miss Astley didn't continue to talk about this topic, she reached out and opened the car window:

"We have left the outer city, now you don't have to worry about the air condition when opening the window. Mr. Watson, please enjoy the city scenery of 'City of Scholars' - Arcadia City. Before reaching the destination, I won't take the initiative to talk to you again. You can take this time to think about how to deal with me."

She said thoughtfully, then took out a handkerchief and covered her mouth to cough.

Seeing Xia De looking at her worriedly, the witch explained with a smile:

"Pretending that I am still very weak is very beneficial to my current situation. Business partners will know that my body is still not good, my opponents will think I am still the same as before, and colleagues in the Council will not ask how I temporarily recovered my health."

She said and coughed a few more times, so she returned to the fragile and heartbreaking appearance at the beginning.

"This person's acting skills can be compared to professional opera actor Vanessa."

Xia De thought to himself and turned to look out the window.

Just at this time, a newspaper printed with the figure of "Lion" Ryan giving a speech flew past the window, blown by the wind. The newspaper faced the wind and flew towards the higher blue sky on the streets of Arcadia City, while the carriage continued to move forward along the straight slope, and the houses lined up one after another unfolded in the warm sunlight on both sides of the slope.

Xia De's adventure in the "City of Scholars" officially began.

"Fragrant Mansion" is located on a cliff in the upper city. Although the area of the upper city is the smallest among the three districts of Arcadia City, there is still such a mansion that wastes land area extremely.

When Xia De walked out of the carriage, the witch, who covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed again, explained in a weak tone that the history of this mansion was at least eight hundred years:

"In modern times, this city no longer allows the construction of such mansions."

Her acting skills are really good.

The two captives were ordered by the witch to be sent to the basement of the mansion by followers, and then she arranged for someone to lead Xia De to the lounge:

"Please wait for twenty minutes, I have something to deal with, and we will have lunch together in a while."

"Fragrant Mansion" really has a special fragrance. This scent is not strong, very much like natural floral fragrance. And the interior of this mansion is indeed that kind of old-school decoration style. The shiny floor reflects the towering golden ceiling, animal heads and antique oil paintings hang on the walls, and there is a suit of metal armor or a display cabinet containing exhibits every distance along the wall.

The area of this house is huge, but the structure is very clear. After entering the door, it is a huge foyer, and turning left is the lounge. After Xia De sat down, a maid soon brought him tea.

Saying it was waiting for twenty minutes, in fact, after only fifteen minutes, another maid came:

"Sir, the master invites you, lunch is ready."

She led Xia De back to the foyer, and after passing through the door facing the main entrance, she came directly to the restaurant with a huge round table.

There are two doors in each of the two corners of the restaurant, leading to the deeper part of the mansion. This is the first time Xia De has seen a house with this design structure. However, considering that this house was built at the end of the Delin-Oll Kingdom, Xia De guessed that this was the tradition at that time.

The witch had changed into a dress and had arrived at the restaurant to wait for Xia De. However, in the case of only two people dining, the large round table that could seat more than twenty people was not needed. A square table had been set up by the window on the east wall of the restaurant, and Miss Vigo Astley invited Xia De to sit there.

For some reason, this table reminded Xia De of the table when Margaret and he were eating on "River Heart Island".

"Cough, cough, cough. Sorry."

After the two sat down, the witch covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed a few times. Xia De frowned. The other party's coughs didn't look like they were faked:

"Becoming weak again?"

The maids were preparing to serve food on the side, and the witch, who put on her glasses again and looked pale and delicate, did not admit it:

"This is not weakness, this is just my normal state. I don't think this is my, cough, cough, defect, this is just a part of my beauty. Don't worry, it's just a bit uncomfortable compared to being completely healthy. I think at least before lunch ends, the effects of those 'potions' you fed me will not completely fade."

Xia De noticed that the maids didn't dare to get too close to their master. Her constitution was destined to bring trouble to others.

"Can it only alleviate for less than an hour?"

Xia De thought to himself, but he didn't speak because the maids were on the side. The witch saw his thoughts, and there was a smile on her pale face:

"The girls here, I can trust them completely. Don't think that your treatment has no effect. The treatment just now brought me nearly an hour of perfect state. During that time, as long as I don't continue to cast spells with high intensity, I can even fight normally. This is the easiest time I have felt since I can remember."

Xia De tried not to show a sympathetic expression, but he already felt a bit sorry for the other party in his heart. Thinking that the other party was also a member of the 【Witch Council】, and the other party's illness was indeed very serious, Xia De said:

"Same as just now, let me treat you again."

The witch shook her head weakly:

"Not for now, it's just eating, I'm enough like this now. This is not being polite to you, really don't need it for now."

After speaking, she ordered the maid beside her:

"Has Eve not returned yet? After she returns, let her come here to see me immediately."

"Yes, master."

The maid said respectfully again, and the witch explained to Xia De again:

"I don't have an apprentice. The seat of chaos has high requirements for apprentices, and my physical condition doesn't allow me to spend energy to teach apprentices for the time being.

Eve is an outstanding girl I met at a local university a few years ago. Unfortunately, she doesn't have the talent for chaos, but I still call her my student. She has gone far on the road of scientific and technological exploration, is knowledgeable, and is very good at thinking. She is only my follower for the time being. I plan to recommend her to study with another witch who has no apprentices after a while."

Xia De's first reaction was Sylvia, but then he realized that Sylvia not only required knowledge but also high spatial talent. Since the Great Witch of Chaos didn't mention space and only mentioned "knowledge", the answer was another one:

"Going to be an apprentice of the Great Witch of Knowledge and Wisdom?"

Because of soul problems, Megan and Audrey were actually very crazy before meeting Xia De, so like Sylvia, they had no apprentices.

"Yes, you seem to know us very well."

Vigo Astley said with a smile. Her pale appearance did not reduce her charm at all, but made her look even more pitiful.

"Then let me test you again, do you know what my plan for the apprentice is?"

She asked again, and Xia De didn't play dumb:

"I heard from a witch I am familiar with that the Council has found a girl with strong chaos talent. Are you considering the other party?"

The witch nodded, signaling Xia De not to be polite, and can chat while eating:

"Yes, I originally wanted to wait until my body was better before calling the other party. I didn't expect that after the Year-End Festival, I... I have been writing down what I have learned recently. Even if I die of illness unfortunately later, at least the inheritance of chaos doesn't have to start over. This can be considered the last contribution I made to the Council."

The appetizer and the first main course had been served, and Xia De picked up the knife and fork:

"Since we are talking about this topic, I'm sorry, I want to inquire about your privacy—what caused your illness? Regarding this kind of information involving the secrets of the Great Witch, the witch I am familiar with didn't tell me very clearly, only mentioning that it was related to what your mother encountered when she was pregnant."

The Great Witch of Chaos also picked up the knife and fork:

"This is not a secret within the Council, and most of the followers I trust also know it. My mother was also a ring warlock, and she came from the local ring warlock organization 【Jade Alchemy Association】. Something happened during her pregnancy, and she came into contact with an extremely dangerous relic."

This was very consistent with Xia De's previous guess, and the 【Jade Alchemy Association】 was not a strange organization to him. After all, the witch mentioned it when she was in the outer city.

And during the "Chosen One of Knowledge and Wisdom" event in the autumn and winter of 1853, this organization appeared in Tobesk, trying to pass the test to obtain the "Sage's Glow Stone" (Chapter 949). Unfortunately, they were blocked by the 【Truth Society】 and retreated hastily after a great battle.

The 【Jade Alchemy Association】 was definitely not a small organization, otherwise it would not have participated in the major event in the first year of the Chosen One's story. Xia De just didn't expect that he would hear the name of this organization again today.

But he was not paying attention to that group of alchemists now:

"What level of relic did your mother come into contact with?"

"Unknown-level relic."

The witch said, and Xia De showed a surprised expression. Then the witch looked at the maids again, and they left consciously. If one could not understand the information about the Unknown-level relic, then one must not understand it.

After confirming that the maids had all disappeared, the witch, who exposed her pale face to the sunlight from the window, continued:

"Unknown-level relic - 【Emerald Tablet】. It is rumored that this is an emerald slab, which condenses 13 ultimate secrets about alchemy. There are also rumors that this relic contains the ultimate power related to 'creation'. After mastering the true power of this relic, even mortals have the qualification to touch the ability to create life."